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T. ANDREWS & J. H. FITZPATRIOK. DEVICE FOR PREVENTING BURGLARIES, No.468,557.

Patented Feb. 9, 1892.

HMTE STATES PATENT )EmcE.

TYLER ANpREwsi'or nos'ros, AND JAMES H. FITZPA'IRICK, or neuron-n,

MASSACHUSETTS.

DEVICE FOR sweetrma consumes.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 468,557, dated February9, 1892.

Application filed September 29, 1891. Serial. 407,125. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known -that we, TYLER ANDREWS, of Boston, county of Sufiolk, Stateof- Massachusetts, and JAMES H. FITZPATR'ICK, of Medford, county ofMiddlesex, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement inDevices for Preveu ting Burglaries, Trespasses, &c., of

Y which the followingdescription, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representinglike parts.

This invention has for-its object to provide a novel device to preventburglaries, drc.

' In accordance with this invention a. receptaclc fill ,(l-with Cayennepeppeno'yother suitable substance is arranged in'pnopbr position with r:.tion to the room or device to be protected, suitable mechanism beingprovided which when released by the entrance of the intruder willscatter the pepper to till the eyes if the intruder and thus prevent hiscarrying out his intended object.

The-'jparticular features of which this invention consists will behereinafter described, and pointed out in the claim.

Figure 1 of the drawings represents a top plan view of a device'embodying this invention; Fig.2, a cross-section of the same, taken onthe dotted linen; as; Fig.3, a right-hand end view of the device shownin Fig. 1 on a reduced scale, showing one manner of operating thedevice, Fig. 4, a front view of the device shown in Fig. 1, thepepper-receptacle I v and mechanism for operating the samebeiug referredto.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a receptacle to contain, asshown, pepper or othr suitable'substance, the receptacle. b'ei n gprovided with a suitable aperture provided with a cover a, by which'thereceptacle may be filled, one wall, as herein shown, or, if de-vpartially-broken away; Fig. 5, a detail "to be sired, two or more walls,of the receptacle being prorided with perforations a, through which thesubstance contained 'inthe receptacle may escape, as will be described.

As herein shown, the pepper-receptacle A is oblonginshape and mountedupon the pe' riphery ot aenc-rmallywonndppring-aetuated rolllg jonmaletlin suitable brackets Eggs cured a frame B, which which the roll may berotated to wind the desired, be secmred directly to the wall of the roomwithout the intervention of the frame The roll I) is provided with anarm b, by

spring s,Fig. 4, the end of the arm b being held nnderthe end of areleasing-rod c to prevent the unwinding of the spring and .consequentrotation of the roll and pepper-receptacle, the end of thereleasing-rod 0 being bent at an angle, as at c, to be acted upon by theinclined or camshaped face d'- of the releasing-arm d, pivoted at d tothe back of the iralnttB- Thfispringshavingmnpreviously wound by hand,as described, and the roll carrying the pepper-receptacle restrainedfrom rotation by catching the end of the arm b under the end of thereleasing-rod c, the re leasing-arm d may be connected in suitablemanner, as by a cord t, Fig. 3, with the en,- trance-door T of the roomto be protected, so

that when the door is opened the springt will 7 5 turn the releasing-armd on its pivot, causing its cam-face d to act-0n the :inturned end c ofthe releasingrod c to'niove the same in the direction of arrow 20, Fig.1, drawing its end away from the end of the arm b 'to release the rolland permit the spring to revolve it rapidly, causing the peppercontained within the receptacle A to escape through the perforations aand fly in all directions, completely filling the room and filling the'eyes 0f'85 and blinding the intruder to prevent his proceeding furtherinhis operations, and, in fact, preventing his escape.

The receptacle A will, preferably be provided with one or more fans a toassist'by go their rapid rotationin scattering the pepper. If desired,an alarm may be connected with and to operate in conjunction with thepepper scattering device described, and referring to the drawings, erepresents'a windingshaft.

journaled in-a suitable frame-work andhaving connected to it one end ofspring e',said shaft having mounted}! and connected with it through apawl and-ratchet connection the toothed wheel c in mesh with 16:

and driving a pinion on the shaft efialso jour halted in said frame andhaving fast upon. it

the eseapement-wheel e, which co-opera-tcs 1 room. or in the floor abovethe room'protected with and aotnates a verge c pivoted at e and carryingthe arm e with a bell-hmnmer e on its outer end arranged in properposition with relation to the hell or gong E. Rotation of;

the shaft 6 will cause the bell-hammer c to strike the bell or gong Erapidly to sound an alarm, the alarm mechanism being normally restrainedfrom operation by an arm (2 on the pivotal shaft e which arm normallylies behind the bent portion 0 of the releasing'rod 0, so that when thesaid rod is moved in the direction of the arrow 20 the bent portion (2by the ilistrii'iuting, device.

This invention is not limited to the particular arrangement andconstruction of device herein shown, as it is evident the same may bevaried in many particulars, the gist of the invention lying in areceptacle to contain peppcr or other substance which will act in similar manner, combined with suitable mechanism for distributing the pepperto fill the room and the eyes of the intruder.

A spring-actuated roll and a releasing device therefor, combined with apepper-receptaele having a perforated wall mounted upon said roll andfans (1 to o'peratwnbstantially as described. I I

in testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specificationinthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

TYLER ANDREWS.

JAMES II. FILZPATRICK.

Witnesses:

mimics J. Novns, EMMA J. BENNETT.

